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US 9,910,413 B2Granted
Automatic tuning control system for air pollution control systems
AssigneeGeneral Electric Technology GmbH
InventorsAbhinaya Joshi, John M. Peluso, Shu Zhang, Xinsheng Lou
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Abstract
An automatic tuning control system and method for controlling air pollution control systems such as a dry flue gas desulfurization system is described. The automatic tuning control system includes one or more PID controls and one or more supervisory MPC controller layers. The supervisory MPC controller layers are operable for control of an air pollution control system and operable for automatic tuning of the air pollution control systems using particle swarm optimization through simulation using one or more dynamic models, and through control system tuning of each of the PID controls, MPC controller layers and an integrated MPC/PID control design.
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An automatic tuning control system for an air pollution control system comprises:
- the air pollution control system;
- a temperature sensor arranged downstream of a reactor, an SO2 sensor arranged in a filter duct, and a slurry level sensor arranged in a head tank above the reactor sensor in the air pollution control system, with each of the sensors operative to measure a system parameter to obtain a system parameter measurement;
- a proportional integral derivative (PID) control for each of the sensors operative to receive the parameter measurement, to compare the received parameter measurement to a system parameter set point, and to control an air pollution control system valve device to affect the system parameter of slurry flow to the reactor based on the temperature sensor measurement, to control an air pollution control system valve device to affect the system parameter of dilution water flow based on the SO2 sensor measurement, and to control an air pollution control system valve device to affect the system parameter of slurry flow to the head tank based on the slurry level sensor measurement, with each proportional integral derivative (PID) control operable for simultaneous tuning;
- one or more supervisory multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layers operable to control the proportional integral derivative (PID) control, with the one or more supervisory multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layers operable for tuning following simultaneous tuning of each proportional integral derivative (PID) control;
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- an integrated MPC/PID control design comprising a multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layer operative to generate the system parameter set point used by the proportional integral derivative (PID) control;
- wherein the automatic tuning control system is operable for automatically tuned control of the air pollution control system by tuning of the proportional integral derivative (PID) control, the one or more supervisory multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layers and the integrated MPC/PID control design using particle swarm optimization through simulation using one or more dynamic models mathematically representing air pollution control system behavior.
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A method of using an automatic tuning control system for control of an air pollution control system comprising:
- providing the air pollution control system;
- providing a temperature sensor arranged downstream of a reactor, an SO2 sensor arranged in a filter duct, and a slurry level sensor arranged in a head tank above the reactor in the air pollution control system, with each of the sensors operative to measure a system parameter to obtain a system parameter measurement;
- providing a proportional integral derivative (PID) control for each of the sensors operative to receive the parameter measurement, to compare the received parameter measurement to a system parameter set point, and to control an air pollution control system valve device to affect the system parameter of slurry flow to the reactor based on the temperature sensor measurement, to control an air pollution control system valve device to affect the system parameter of dilution water flow based on the SO2 sensor measurement, and to control an air pollution control system valve device to affect the system parameter of slurry flow to the head tank based on the slurry level sensor measurement, with each proportional integral derivative (PID) control operable for simultaneous tuning, one or more supervisory multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layers operable to control the proportional integral derivative (PID) control with the one or more supervisory multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layers operable for tuning following simultaneous tuning of each proportional integral derivative (PID) control, and an integrated MPC/PID control design comprising a multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layer operative to generate the system parameter set point used by the proportional integral derivative (PID) control;
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- operating the automatic tuning control system for automatic tuning of the air pollution control system by tuning of the proportional integral derivative (PID) control, the one or more supervisory multivariable predictive control (MPC) controller layers and the integrated MPC/PID control design using particle swarm optimization through simulation using one or more dynamic models mathematically representing air pollution control system behavior.
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